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Candidate forum set for Thursday

LAKE MILLS — A candidate forum will be held at 7 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 23, at  Lake Mills Community School Auditorium.

Winnebago County auditor, sheriff and supervisor candidates have been invited to attend the event, sponsored by the Lake Mills Graphic.

Auditor candidates are Democrat Jennifer Fjelstad and Independent Alison Flugum. Sheriff candidates are Republican Dave Peterson and Independent Doug Jenson. Supervisor District 2 candidates are Republican Scott Helgeson, Democrat Bruce Helgeson and Independent Mike Stensrud.

— By Dick Johnson

Jaycees raise $600 for Evans Preserve

MASON CITY — The Mason City Jaycees raised more than $600 for Evans Preserve at their barbecue and fundraiser held Oct. 12.

“We had beautiful weather and over 75 people came and checked out the preserve,” said Julie Bauer, president of the Mason City Jaycees.

Anyone still wishing to make a donation should send a check to Mason City Jaycees, c/o Evans Preserve, Box 526, Mason City, IA 50401. Checks can be made payable to the Mason City Jaycees.

Money raised goes toward the cost of upgrading the preserve with signage, parking, a shelter, a bridge and crushed limestone trails.

Evans Preserve is located on Birch Drive between North Kentucky and North Illinois avenues. The preserve is on the north side of the road, immediately east of the railroad tracks. For more information about Evans Preserve, call Julie at 641-420-6189.

Downtown Association given $600 grant

MASON CITY — The Mason City Downtown Association has received a $600 grant by the National Trust for Historic Preservation from the Dr. Frank Henry Landes Preservation Fund. The grant funds will be used to help support a historical walking tour for Mason City.

The Dr. Frank Henry Landes Preservation Fund was established in 2007 through a gift from Dr. Helen L. Luyben in honor of her family’s Iowa roots. The goal of the fund is to provide grants to organizations across the state of Iowa to enable preservation of historic sites, buildings, structures and districts in jeopardy and empower local communities to plan and utilize their historic resources. The grants range from $1,000 to $5,000 and they must be matched at least dollar for dollar with public or private funds.

The National Trust for Historic Preservation is a nonprofit membership organization chartered by Congress to encourage public participation in all aspects of historic preservation.

‘Caps’ fundraiser returns next week

MASON CITY — “Caps for Kids,” a fundraiser that helps young people with cancer, returns for a third annual event this week thanks to Mason City High School senior Katie Haygood.

Mason City public schools and Newman Catholic Schools, as well as Clear Lake, will participate.

Haygood and friends will ask students to wear their caps to school in support of the effort and make a $1 donation. Each district will have its own day: Newman, on Tuesday, Oct. 21; Mason City, Wednesday, Oct. 22; and Clear Lake, Oct. 24. Thrivent Financial has pledged to donate $1 for every $3 collected.

Haygood and fellow students have raised thousands of dollars for the effort.

— By Deb Nicklay

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sdmn wrote on Oct 25, 2008 12:58 PM:

" Maybe Allison was referring to the 9.5% raise in salary Jennifer gave her Deputies for this year. Most departments had to cut their budgets while she gave out enormous raises. "

IACourts wrote on Oct 22, 2008 5:55 PM:

" Allison Flugum stated that she wants to get the county budget "back on track". I thought that was the job of the county supervisors, not the auditor. Is it possible that she doesn't even know what her potential new job entails? "

bristow wrote on Oct 21, 2008 4:08 PM:

" I gotta say, I agree with cubfan, you all seem to like saying that you talked to so and so,or i heard about blah-blah-blah,without using any details or giving names. The only thing here I would pay any attention to is that the LM chief has a sign in his yard. But so what,I bet Doug Book woulda had a sign in his yard for Dave if he were still around. I know lotsa cops around here and some support Doug,some support Dave. If the best you can do is try and spread rumors, that's kinda sad. I've heard things about Doug too, ya know, and lots of them aren't good. I wonder how he would feel if they came out? Just seems like if your guy is the best choice for my vote, you would have talk more about his ideas and spend less time spreading rumors. "

ironic wrote on Oct 21, 2008 11:27 AM:

" To cubfan68:
Yes - there are 6 officers on Doug Jenson's website that endorse him in writing. But - there are also former county elected officials, other EMS personnel in the county, and various other residents on that website that endorse Doug. And - if you read the blog on Doug's website - there are many others that support Doug for Sheriff including Steve Lillquist who states his entire family supports Doug (by the way that is the current sheriff's son) and Nita Vold who is the widow of former county sheriff Don Vold who actually hired Dave Peterson as a deputy.
The endorsements and the postings on the blog at Doug's website speak volumes. I support Doug based on my discussions with him regarding the sheriff's department and what he wants to do. I also support him based on those people that have stepped forward to back his campaign.
Dave Peterson is a nice guy with a lot of buddies out there. But - he isn't the guy for the job. We need someone in Winnebago County who has law enforcement experience, law enforcement education, and the desire to make improvements within the department (as there is always room for improvements). These are all qualifications that Doug has. We also need someone that has good working relationships with his fellow officers and other area law enforcement agencies. That person is Doug Jenson.
Just FYI - not all law enforcement officers in Winnebago County CAN publicly endorse Doug because all state employees (i.e. - State Troopers) are unable to campaign or give public endorsements to any candidate for office. Check with them if you don't believe me. And - there are many officers that are state employees that I have talked to that do support Doug for sheriff.
The Lake Mills Police Chief as well as a few of his officers have signs supporting Doug for sheriff on thier lawns. Talk to them and ask them who they support. Talk to the other law enforcement officers in Forest City and Buffalo Center and ask them who they support.
There are reasons why Doug has the support he does. All you have to do is ask an area law enforcement officer, a county dispatcher, or other EMS agencies that work with the county sheriff's office to find out why people support Doug and not Dave Peterson.
We support you for Winnebago County Sheriff Doug Jenson! See you at the forum! "

SZPOTT wrote on Oct 20, 2008 5:20 PM:

" I am not speaking for them, I am simply encouraging you to ask them for yourself and get their opinion. I have done that and have founded my opinion on their responses. "

cubfan68 wrote on Oct 20, 2008 3:55 PM:

" I noticed this during the primaries here in Winnebago county. Lots of Dougs supporters seem to love generalization, and going back to the primaries, are quite capable of offering up allegations that have little or no substance. SZPOTT again seems to feel pretty comfortable telling us all exactly what every officer in Winnebago County thinks. I'm pretty sure that if every officer felt that way, then they would be quite capable of speaking for themselves.
The six officers listed do represent a good portion of the officers in the county. That much is true. However, it is still much less than 1/2 of all the officers that serve in Winnebago County. Something to think about. "

SZPOTT wrote on Oct 20, 2008 9:55 AM:

" The officers who publicly endorse Doug's website did so on their own. Doug did not solicit them. Those officers are aware of how badly the department needs fresh management...and as far as only 6 officers going public with their endorsement, Buffalo Center only has one officer, call him and ask him who he supports, as well as the guys from the other departments. Winnebago County doesn't have any departments with a large amount of manpower. Momma23 is right on with her description of the current conditions of the WCSO. I personally think it says alot for Doug when his peers are willing to sign the dotted line and support him, especially with the true probability of retaliation. "

cubfan68 wrote on Oct 20, 2008 1:51 AM:

" Once again, I'm am very surprised at how poorly people actually look into facts before making comments. If you actually look at Mr. Jenson's website, I count only 6 officers (and one reserve)that give their endorsement to Mr. Jenson. Forest City alone has that many officers. When you factor in Lake Mills, Buffalo Center, and the rest of the Sheriff's Department as well and the Reserves, DNR, and State Troopers thatliveinthe county,that is hardly almost every single officer in the county. Also, doing some research on the Web, I found a large number of candidates running for Sheriff that had websites (just Google it, very interesting stuff)and I found one common thread among all those sites. Not a single one lists the endorsement of a fellow officer. The closest I could find was a jailer that offered his endorsement to a candidate. I mentioned this to my brother-in-law, a veteran and police officer in another town here in Iowa, and he was very surprised. His opinion (and I assume the opinion of these other gentlemen who have websites while running for Sheriff) is that it is lacking in integrity. It is simply unprofessional to ask (or offer) for someone to use their official position as an officer to sway an election relating to law enforcement. Of course Mr. Jenson feels theat their is a moral problem in the department. He has asked his friends to publicly take sides. Obviously that can pit co-workers against each other. If Mr. Jenson believes that moral is a problem, maybe he needs to accept at least some of that responsibility himself. "

~Momma23~ wrote on Oct 18, 2008 8:17 AM:

" People in Winnebago County need to get out and attend this forum on October 23rd.

This year's election for Winnebago County Sheriff will be an extremely important one. We need to do our research before voting. Winnebago County needs a change in the way things are run. Right now, there is only ONE deputy on duty at nights-to cover the ENTIRE county! That should alarm and concern everyone, especially rural residents and those people in small towns without local police. Doug Jenson sees that as a problem and will change that.

Also, the moral in the Winnebago County Sheriff's department is very low right now. There is great concern over how damaging it will be if Dave Peterson becomes Sheriff. That should alarm and concern residents of Winnebago County.

If you go to Doug Jenson's website, you will see the amount of support he has from almost EVERY SINGLE law enforcement officer in the area! That should speak volumes to people. These officers know both of these deputies very well and the fact that all of them KNOW that Doug Jenson is the best man for the job should be enough for voters to elect Doug as Sheriff.

There are many problems, issues and allegations against Dave Peterson that should concern Winnebago County voters as well. We need to do our research before voting. We need to attend this forum and ask questions and demand answers.

Doug has taken the high road throughout his campaign and refuses to bad mouth or speak negatively towards Dave Peterson or bring up all of the allegations against Dave, which is very honorable of him and speaks to his character. But we, as voters, need to be educated. Go to Doug's website. Ask him questions. Go to the debate.

Dave Peterson is a good talker, that we know. But does that make him the best man for the job? No. We need someone with the education and experience and, more importantly, with honesty and integrity to be our Sheriff. That man is Doug Jenson! "

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